r^-4s^-2

r = -3
s = 5

Question

r^-4s^-2

r = -3
s = 5

anonymous · Answer

$$r ^{-4}s ^{-2}$$

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

wait… would the original look like $$r ^{-4} s ^{-2}$$   ?

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

lol never mind i just realized something…disregard that :P

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

so just plug in the values… $-3^{-4}$ $5^{-2}$

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

and solve from there :) do you still need help? @elliecosme ?

anonymous · Answer

1/(-9)(25) ?

anonymous · Answer

Well from the website they changed it to simpler way but kinda still gets me confused.

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

okay np :)

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

so for negative square roots… you would go back decimal places, not whole values (this is not absolute value).

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

so think of it as standard form: $-3^{-4}$ = 1/81…because $3^4$=81, and $-3^{-4}$ is the fraction form of it because of the negative exponent

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

Does that make more sense?

anonymous · Answer

Oh yeah, I'm catching on.

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

:D okay good lol teaching has never been strong for me.. I'm working on it :P do you think you can solve the next one?

anonymous · Answer

5^-2
1/25 ?

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

yeah that's right! :DD

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

nice one ^_^ *internet high five* let me know if you have questions…and for now, have a nice day

anonymous · Answer

Wait sorry I don't exactly know how to put that as an answer though for r^−4s^−2

anonymous · Answer

@Jamierox4ev3r

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

you would put the final simplified form :) so what are the two fractional values that you got?

anonymous · Answer

1/81 and 1/25

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

mhm…so how would you combine those together, since they are like terms?

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

yikes…that may take a while

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

find the lcd, and make the needed changes...

anonymous · Answer

Oh well I forgot to write down what I got but I got 25/81